(This story first appeared on usatoday.com .) The broadcast crew for Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series includes some names that may not be all that familiar to UFC fans. UFC Senior VP of International and Content Joe Carr told USA TODAY Sports that’s sort of the point, and that’s why the promotion tapped NFL Network’s Dan Hellie and former ESPNU host Brendan Fitzgerald to split play-by-play duties for the weekly live fighting series that debuts on Tuesday on UFC Fight Pass. UFC will make the official announcement of the crew during Saturday’s UFC 213 broadcast. It was previously announced that rapper Snoop Dogg and 2017 UFC Hall of Fame inductee Urijah Faber will call Tuesday Night Contender Series events on an alternate audio feed. Related Snoop Dogg to commentate for 'Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series' on UFC Fight Pass “Dan Hellie and Brendan Fitzgerald both have had long broadcasting careers, even if they haven’t called live fights,” Carr said. “We are not rushing them onto broadcast TV.
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